By New programs, new conferences, re-alignment: the 2016 men’s varsity season opens this weekend with big new storylines from East to West and the usual slate of opening weekend tournaments. Here are just a few previews of teams that will be jostling for NCAA tournament bids this fall season. 2016 Johns
By Changing of the Guard: Johns Hopkins, NCAA Contender
After a 2015 campaign unlike any in program history — coming within a goal of being the first DIII program to represent the East in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament — the Johns Hopkins University men’s water polo team opens a new season today against Harvard at the Bruno
Three New Men’s Teams Begin 2016 Season
The biggest increase in the number of men’s varsity intercollegiate water polo programs for many years is under way beginning this weekend. Three new programs will kick off their seasons at the Navy Open in Annapolis, Maryland and the Bruno Classic at Brown University in Rhode Island beginning on Saturday. The
St. Francis Brooklyn: Retooling to Contend for the East’s Top Spot
PELHAM, NY. With a brilliant sunset in the background of the New York Athletic Club’s (NYAC) Travers Island pool, the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s water polo team put in final preparation for its opening match tomorrow against the University of the Pacific at Brown’s Bruno Classic. After swimming reps, a
Dr. Oz Talks Water Polo
Mehmet Oz — Harvard class of 1982 who played goalie for Crimson men’s water polo in 1980 and ‘81 — is best known as the star of The Dr. Oz Show, a syndicated television program focused on issues related to medicine and personal health. Dr. Oz, who touts an active
Cassie Wyckoff Is the New Head Coach at W&J
Two time All-American goalkeeper at Indiana University and recent Stanford Assistant Coach Cassie Wyckoff was named Head Coach of both the men’s and women’s teams at Washington & Jefferson College on Thursday. Wyckoff takes over for interim coach Nikola Malezanov. Former coach Jay O’Neil resigned at the end of the men’s
MPSF Pads Men’s Field with Penn State-Behrend
Penn State-Behrend is the newest member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The conference announced it had granted membership to the Pennsylvania varsity men’s program on June 30 after six major programs withdrew from it in January. Behrend will join UCLA, USC, Stanford and Cal in the powerhouse conference on
Washington & Jefferson Reverses Demotion of Water Polo Programs
One day after announcing the demotion of its varsity water polo programs, Washington & Jefferson College has reversed the decision. Citing the lack of a Division III water polo championship, Athletic Director Scott McGuinness announced the “reclassification” of water polo to club status on May 4. Today, President Tori Haring-Smith made a
Golden Coast Conference Roils NCAA Men’s Water Polo
With expectations of an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships the newly minted members of the Golden Coast Conference have shaken up the sport. The GCC announced on Thursday that it would begin fielding a men’s division beginning this fall. Six schools have peeled off from the
